Getting things out of focus—on purpose—takes a lot of work. Get tips and tricks from photographer Jim Richardson. 6 min read Contributing editor Jim Richardson is a photojournalist recognized ...

In truth, a photo’s backdrop can make or break the quality of the image. The biggest thing about backgrounds is that they’re all too often cluttered with distracting elements.

Tips: Being able to change the focus point in a portrait photo and subtly blur the background isn't reserved for the iPhone 15. Here is how to do it on any device in iOS 17.

Looking for bokeh camera settings, on a film or digital camera? Getting a delicious, bokehlicious, blurry background requires the same set of parameters whether your camera is analog, DSLR or ...

How to use PhotoRoom. Open the PhotoRoom app to take a photo. Use the on-screen guides to line up the object you want to keep in focus. The buttons on the right side let you pick between different ...

These wide apertures (like f/1.4 or f/2) draw more attention to the subject by blurring out the background, but larger or close-up subjects may not be entirely in focus.

You can also use the Instant Focus and Blur tools to tweak the focus - both of the main subject and the background - as desired. Big Lens is available on iTunes, for the standard 99 cents US.